GRE Word List
FRISK
to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
The meaning of the word frisk is to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| seemly | good-looking |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| distant | separated in space : away |